Russia's No. 3 food retailer, Dixy Group, said on Friday January sales were up 17.7 percent year-on-year in rouble terms.
Dixy, the country's third-biggest domestic grocery chain by sales behind Magnit and X5, saw its sales rising by 17 percent in December from a year earlier, after a 24 percent gain in November and 25 percent in October.
Dixy said its retail revenue reached 15.6 billion roubles ($443 million) in January. As of Jan. 31, 2014, the company operated 1,799 stores across Russia.